Important Things Omega-3s Do For Your Body

The right kind of fat can be good for you! Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish, avocados, walnuts, vegetable oil, eggs, and more, and can do lots of good for your body. Omega-3 fatty acids can help you lose weight and maintain weight loss! The fatty acids can help stabilize the mood swings that trigger diet-busting emotional eating. Got dry skin? Omega-3 fatty acids can help strengthen cell walls to keep your skin hydrated, soft, and supple. A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh found that omega-3 fatty acids help the body fight inflammation. If you have chronic … Continue reading

Omega 3 & Weight Loss

Remember when every one went to low fat everything? The theory was that if we eliminated fat from our diet, then we would lose weight or at least avoid gaining anymore. With the wide variety of available low fat products, have we been successful? Not according to a recent study, 61 % of women are overweight and 71% of men are also overweight! The problem is that removing fat from the diet didn’t just eliminate the bad fats – it actually eliminated good fats too. For example, if you are eating low fat foods cooked in oil, you are getting … Continue reading